Microwave Cake: Quick And Easy Desserts

When it comes to desserts, recipes that are quick and easy – and of course delicious – are always better. An example of a quick and easy dessert is a microwave cake.

You might not believe it, but the microwave is one of the few appliances that can perform tasks other than heating and reheating food,  helping to prepare easy meals.

This home appliance can create high and consistent temperatures, which are great for dishes with simple preparations.

It’s also perfect for recipes that don’t require stirring or slow cooking.

Things to keep in mind when making a microwave cake

Preparing the microwave

Before using the microwave for a recipe, prepare it for cooking for a better cooking process and end result:

• Clean the microwave.
• View the time, power and space.
• Choose the right materials for cooking. We should choose utensils that are suitable for use in the microwave, such as glass cake tins, kitchen paper and microwave-safe plastic.

Selecting the right ingredients

A wide variety of preparations and ingredients are available for baking.

However, when trying to bake a cake in a microwave oven, we must use foods and ingredients with certain characteristics:

• They should be able to cook completely in less than five minutes.
• The ingredients should have spongy results.
• For health reasons, the ingredients should be low in calories.

How do I make microwave cake?

To make a delicious, top-quality microwave cake, you only need a few ingredients and the right utensils.

Ingredients

• 30 grams of pure cocoa or baking chocolate

• 10 grams of butter at room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 30 ml warm milk
• 25 grams of sugar
• 45 grams of flour
• 1 pinch of baking powder

Kitchenware

• 2 microwave-safe molds (such as a cup or bowl)
• 1 scale

Preparation

• Melt the chocolate in the microwave, about 40 seconds, in one of the microwave safe molds.
• Then add the butter to the chocolate and stir until the mixture is homogeneous.
• After mixing, add the eggs and milk to the mixture. Stir constantly to maintain the consistency of the mixture.
• In the other form, sift the flour with the sugar and baking powder.
• Mix them together to add them to the chocolate mixture later. Gently stir all ingredients together.
• Divide the mixture evenly between the moulds. Fill the molds halfway so that the cakes are the same size. They should have enough room to expand without overflowing the edges.

Baking the cake

Before we start baking the cake in the microwave, we need to cover the microwave oven tray with paper towels. In addition to preventing messes, it will also help the cake rise quickly.

• Select the correct microwave power to bake the cake.
• Bake them on medium power for no longer than a minute and a half or two. Then take them out of the microwave.
• Then turn them over, but do not remove them from the mold and let them cool for three minutes. This technique keeps all the heat in the mold and the cake.
  This will keep the cake from baking with the remaining heat even after it has been removed from the microwave. Another benefit of using this technique for these types of recipes is that it prevents overcooking.

• Finally, after the cakes have rested for the aforementioned time, remove the microwave cakes from their mold.

And you’re done making a delicious chocolate dessert.

In addition to enjoying the soft and spongy texture that cake should have, we also made it easy and in no time at all.